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Trompeuse (ship)

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During the French Revolutionary War Trompeuse, meaning “misleading” or “deceptive”, was a popular name for French naval vessels, privateers, and even merchant vessels. Warships of the Royal Navy captured or destroyed at least four vessels under that name.

  • On 12 January 1794, the post ship HMS Sphynx captured the 18-gun French Navy brig Trompeuse, which the Royal Navy took into service under her own name.[1]
  • In May 1797 HMS Spitfire, under the command of Captain Michael Seymour, captured the French schooner Trompeuse of six guns and 40 men.[2] Trompeuse, of Morlaix, had been out five days and had taken two Prussian vessels, one sailing to Liverpool and the other to Oporto.[3]
  • On 17 September 1797, on the Jamaica station, HMS Pelican, with HMS Drake in sight, engaged and destroyed the French privateer Trompeuse, of 12 guns and 78 men.[4]
  • On 9 June 1801 the schooner HMS Gozo (misspelled as Gogo), captured the chasse maree Trompeuse, which was sailing to Ancona.[5]

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ Norie (1842), p.406.
  2. ^ Norie (1842), p.489.
  3. ^ "No. 14009". The London Gazette. 13 May 1797. p. 435.
  4. ^ "No. 14067". The London Gazette. 21 November 1797. p. 1114.
  5. ^ "No. 15428". The London Gazette. 17 November 1801. p. 1386.

References

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  • Norie, J. W. (1842) The naval gazetteer, biographer and chronologist; containing a history of the late wars from ... 1793 to ... 1801; and from ... 1803 to 1815, and continued, as to the biographical part to the present time. (London, C. Wilson).